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Cuyahoga County · Ohio

Cleveland, OH demographics

Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Taxation.

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Quick answer

Cleveland, OH has a population of 362,656 and a median household income of $41,928 — about $3,494 a month before tax. That ranks 91 of 94 covered metros by income and 53 of 94 by population.

  • Population

    362,656

    City limits, ACS 5-year

  • Median household income

    $41,928

    ACS 5-year estimate

  • Combined sales tax

    8%

    Ohio + local

  • Income rank

    #91

    of 94 covered metros

Estimated annual sales tax on a median household

A Cleveland household at the median income of $41,928 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $839 a year in sales tax at 8%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Ohio exempts or discounts several categories. Cuyahoga County's combined 8% is the highest in Ohio, driven by the RTA transit levy.

Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Cleveland-specific measurement.

Sources

What each figure on this page comes from.

Full Cleveland sales tax breakdown and calculator

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